Story by Lisa Ferdinando | Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center | 10.02.2024
Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) awarded $20 million in contracts for innovative projects to increase mission resilience and mitigate impacts of climate change....
Story by Daniel Linehan | Naval Postgraduate School | 09.13.2024
Twelve graduate and postdoctoral students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Stanford University formed the initial cohort of Climate Security Fellows, charged with the development of new ideas and innovative solutions to operational threats facing the Navy and Marine Corps....
Story by Public Affairs Office | Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport | 05.16.2024
NEWPORT, R.I. — It’s well known that scientists attribute the melting ice in the Arctic to climate change and the rising temperatures on Earth. However, not many people are aware of the multifaceted ramifications a shrinking Arctic region has on naval operations, now and in the future. Dr. Lauren Freeman, a senior oceanographer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division......
Story by Douglas Holl | Defense Health Agency | 03.22.2024
The World Meteorological Organization, which monitors climate, weather, and water resources for the United Nations, has declared that 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history. This comes as no surprise to Lisa Polyak, an environmental engineer at Defense Health Agency Public Health, who has been tracking heat data and reporting the results annually for the U.S. Army’s Health of the......
Story by Carey Phillips | Medical Research and Development Command | 10.26.2023
Rivulets of sweat dripped down the Soldiers’ flushed faces as they marched across the arid land mid-summer. As temperatures rise to over 100°F, the humid air becomes oppressive and heat-related illnesses become an increasingly real threat to Warfighters. Extreme temperatures and intensifying weather, influenced by a warming climate, continue to get worse or at best sustained, becoming a......
Story by Ashley Bradford | Office of the Chief, Army Reserve | 08.07.2023
The Army Reserve, now more than ever, continues to strengthen their sustainable strategic path while modernizing for the future. To support the Army of 2030, the Army Reserve is facilitating and supporting the adoption of new, novel, and emerging technologies through facilitating studies, pilots, and demonstrations to verify performance in Army Reserve facilities. Known as an early adopter of......
Story by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 07.25.2023
The 6th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight hosted civic leaders from across central Japan, July 25, 2023.
Story by Nicole Celestine | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District | 07.05.2023
The Northwestern Division Columbia River Treaty Vulnerability Assessment Team earned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering and Construction Climate Champion Team Award, for its substantial contributions to district, regional, and national climate product development, to help advance understanding of and preparation for future climate change in the Pacific Northwest....
